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Would a mass of water ten times the size of the sun be able to extinguish the sun?

920 upvotes • Unicron_312

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I read on the NYT that “Even the 1918 Spanish flu virus eventually faded into the seasonal H1N1 flu.” Does this mean that the seasonal flu is just an evolved version of the 1918 strain? If so, are we likely to have a seasonal COVID-19 for years to come?

920 upvotes • pcl8311

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How is radioactive dating used to determine historical greenhouse gas levels and temperatures?

920 upvotes • pog_irl

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In Canada, I often see train cars carrying "hot molten sulphur". Why is it transported in liquid form instead of solid?

919 upvotes • burtonmkz

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Would 1-atom thick gold leaf still be completely opaque, or could you see through it?

919 upvotes • Mousi

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Do offspring ever take care of their parents in other species?

919 upvotes • drumersrule

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Why were the control rods in the reactor featured in the HBO series 'Chernobyl' (2019) tipped with graphite?

919 upvotes • Figorama

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Is the arrangement of our small intestines fairly similar across humans, or unique to each person like a fingerprint?

918 upvotes • tronsuit

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Do other species of animals have "serial killers" in their populations as we know them?

918 upvotes • [deleted]

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In the winter when frogs are frozen, are they conscious or asleep?

918 upvotes • Sy3Fy3

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Would a mass of water ten times the size of the sun be able to extinguish the sun?	920	Unicron_312
I read on the NYT that “Even the 1918 Spanish flu virus eventually faded into the seasonal H1N1 flu.” Does this mean that the seasonal flu is just an evolved version of the 1918 strain? If so, are we likely to have a seasonal COVID-19 for years to come?	920	pcl8311
How is radioactive dating used to determine historical greenhouse gas levels and temperatures?	920	pog_irl
In Canada, I often see train cars carrying "hot molten sulphur". Why is it transported in liquid form instead of solid?	919	burtonmkz
Would 1-atom thick gold leaf still be completely opaque, or could you see through it?	919	Mousi
Do offspring ever take care of their parents in other species?	919	drumersrule
Why were the control rods in the reactor featured in the HBO series 'Chernobyl' (2019) tipped with graphite?	919	Figorama
Is the arrangement of our small intestines fairly similar across humans, or unique to each person like a fingerprint?	918	tronsuit
Do other species of animals have "serial killers" in their populations as we know them?	918	[deleted]
In the winter when frogs are frozen, are they conscious or asleep?	918	Sy3Fy3